Bible Dictionary
Cabins
Cabins were cells or arched recesses used for confinement. Jeremiah refers to such a place in connection with imprisonment.
Definition
Cabins were arched vaults or recesses opening from a passage or room. They served as cells for the closer confinement of prisoners.
Biblical Usage
Jeremiah refers to cabins in connection with imprisonment. The Revised Version renders the term “cells.”
Historical Background
These cells were described as arched vaults or recesses off a passage or room and were used for closer confinement.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Only in Jer. 37:16 (R.V., “cells”), arched vaults or recesses off a passage or room; cells for the closer confinement of prisoners.